Athens bookshop sues Gwinnett County sheriff over jail mail policy

An Athens bookstore is suing the Gwinnett County sheriff, calling the county jail’s mail policy for inmates a violation of civil rights.

Metro Atlanta's female farming community is growing

Though, in the US, farming is a male-dominated field, there are organizations that aim to bring more people with limited resources--especially rural minority women-- into the fold.

Texas CROWN Act: Barbers Hill ISD student loses hair ban dispute

Texas’s CROWN Act does not apply to hair length, a judge determined Thursday, ruling in favor of the Barbers Hill Independent School District.

CROWN Act: Where national efforts for legislation stand

The CROWN Act is at the center of a trial involving Darryl George, a Black high school student, and a Texas school district over his hairstyle, which led to his suspension from school.

Supreme Court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.

Female umpire Jen Pawol gets MLB spring training assignment

Jen Pawol is on the verge of becoming Major League Baseball’s first female umpire after securing a spring training assignment.

Great wealth transfer is underway in US — to women

A McKinsey & Company study released in 2020 found women are set to control much of the unprecedented $30 trillion in assets held by baby boomers by the end of the decade.

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: How the Black National Anthem is tied to Atlanta

The Black National Anthem, a song that inspires hope and the pursuit of liberty, has a unique tie to a Historically Black College and University in Atlanta.

Black History Month 2024 theme: African Americans’ influence on the arts in the US

This year’s theme highlights the influence Black artists have had on visual and performing arts, as well as literature, fashion, music, film, and much more.

Supreme Court declines to intervene in transgender bathroom debate

The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal from an Indiana public school district.

Watch Night service: How the tradition for Black Americans has evolved since 1862

Watch Night services, which date back to the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, are still observed on New Year's Eve at many multiracial and predominately Black churches in the US.

Pope Francis says priests can bless same-sex unions, requests shouldn't be matter of moral analysis

The Vatican issued a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis" to receive it.